| LC control no. | n 2004006232 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Uniform title heading | Large Lenten veil of Zittau |
| Variant(s) | Grosses Zittauer Fastentuch Fastentuch (Zittau, Germany) Schmachtlappen (Tapestry : Zittau, Germany) Hungertuch (Zittau, Germany) |
| Form of work | Tapestry |
| Beginning date | 1472 |
| Place of origin | Zittau (Germany) |
| Found in | 525 Jahre Grosses Zittauer Fastentuch--und wie weiter?, 2000: t.p. (Grosses Zittauer Fastentuch) p. [9], etc. (large (8 x 7 m.) Lenten veil tapestry depicting Bible scenes, created in Zittau, Germany in 1472, and used to screen off the altar during the Lenten season; currently displayed in the Museum Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz in Zittau) WWW zittau site Aug. 17, 2004: (Zittau possesses one of the most meaningful treasures of the Middle Ages: the Large Lenten Veil of Zittau, dating from 1472, in the Holy Cross Church Museum) Fastentuch 1472, 2020: container (Das Grosse Zittauer Fastentuch; a linen drapery, 9 x 7 meters, used during Lent to veil the Crucifix in the church; also called Schmachtlappen or Hungertuch; painted with 90 images based on Bbiblical motifs) Wikipedia, July 8, 2021 German version (Grosses Zittauer Fastentuch; the only surviving fasting cloth of the "field type" in Germany and the third largest known starvation cloth worldwide; it was made in Zittau in 1472 and is now in the Church of the Holy Cross Museum there) |
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